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Christopher T. McCaw; Alys Mendus; Abbey Boyer; Scott Cameron; Annabelle Leve; Ray Messer – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Blended Synchronous Learning (BSL) refers to when students located in physical classrooms learn together with peers who attend remotely, via networked digital technologies. The COVID-19 pandemic, along with ambitions to increase flexibility in learning delivery mode for students, has led to the increased implementation of BSL in tertiary…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Synchronous Communication, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Implementation
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Burleigh, Cheryl; Steele, Patricia B.; Gwitira, Grace – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2021
Objective: The purpose of this study was to understand what online adjunct faculty value as support services, specifically professional development opportunities, provided by their respective higher education institutions. Method: This qualitative narrative inquiry study centered on exploring perceptions and experiences of online adjunct faculty…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Faculty Development, Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty
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Bedford, Laurie A.; Rossow, Katie A. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2017
Virtual Professional Learning Communities (PLC) have become an innovative way to meet the professional development needs of faculty in the online learning environment. Walden University's model for PLCs, the Walden Junto, uses a combination of synchronous and asynchronous online strategies and is based on a philosophy that embraces the faculty…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Models
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Selkrig, Mark; Keamy, Kim – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
There is an inherent expectation that educators will work towards continuously improving their practice and quality of teaching. Underpinning this expectation is an assumption that educators also engage in the process of reflection. In this article, we begin by outlining the current tensions in the field of education that relate to managerialist…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Interprofessional Relationship, Collegiality, Preservice Teacher Education
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Uchiyama, Kay Pippin; Radin, Jean L. – Innovative Higher Education, 2009
This qualitative study makes the case for the implementation of curriculum mapping, a procedure that creates a visual representation of curriculum based on real time information, as a way to increase collaboration and collegiality in higher education. Through the use of curriculum mapping, eleven faculty members in a western state university…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Collegiality
Beckner, Gary, Ed. – Association of American Educators Foundation, 2008
Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Fixing D.C.'s Schools: How a 38-Year-Old Rookie…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
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Gunawardena, Charlotte N.; Linder-VanBerschot, Jennifer A.; LaPointe, Deborah K.; Rao, Lalita – American Journal of Distance Education, 2010
This study explores factors that predict learner satisfaction and transfer of learning in an online educational program at a multinational corporation, established to improve organizational learning by providing training in technical skills. A mixed-methods design was used, selecting both quantitative methods (utilizing survey research) and…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Self Efficacy, Transfer of Training, Methods